Akademik

shedding

noun

1. the process whereby something is shed

• Syn: ↑sloughing

• Derivationally related forms: ↑slough (for: ↑sloughing), ↑shed

• Hypernyms: ↑organic process, ↑biological process

• Hyponyms: ↑abscission, ↑molt, ↑molting, ↑moult, ↑moulting, ↑ecdysis

2. loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales

• Syn: ↑desquamation, ↑peeling

• Derivationally related forms: ↑peel (for: ↑peeling), ↑desquamate (for: ↑desquamation)

• Hypernyms: ↑organic phenomenon

Useful english dictionary. 2012.